Drop down menu

[Teal]

I have my site OK, but would like to add a drop down menu to my galleries tab. Any help pointing me in the right directions would be great. Keep in mind, I am very new to this. What I have so far is by trial and error and help from you guys.

Christine

[Tomkirk23]

Drop-down menus can be tricky, particularly in ensuring they work cleanly in the various browsers (IE, Firefox, etc.) .... Lots of information and examples can be found at: http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/

Thanks,

Tom K

[Teal]

Thanks! Lots of Info there--I downloaded a couple I liked, but I can't figure out how to incorporate them into what I already have. Any way just to add a drop down menu to what I have already?

[Teal]

OK, 1st and foremost... I do have my original plain navbar CSS info saved in notepad, but I have been trying to get the drop down navbar working. I got this from the site that I was referred to and here is the link of what it should look like:

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/CSS/pro_drop6.html

Here is the original CSS info that I downloaded:

.preload1 {background: url(six_0a.gif);}
.preload2 {background: url(six_1a.gif);}

#nav {padding:0; margin:0; list-style:none; height:38px; background:#fff url(six_0.gif) repeat-x; position:relative; z-index:200; font-family:arial, verdana, sans-serif;}
#nav li.top {display:block; float:left;}
#nav li a.top_link {display:block; float:left; height:35px; line-height:33px; color:#ccc; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; padding:0 0 0 12px; cursor:pointer;background: url(six_0.gif);}
#nav li a.top_link span {float:left; display:block; padding:0 24px 0 12px; height:35px; background: url(six_0.gif) right top no-repeat;}
#nav li a.top_link span.down {float:left; display:block; padding:0 24px 0 12px; height:35px; background: url(six_0a.gif) no-repeat right top;}

#nav li:hover a.top_link,
#nav a.top_link:hover
{color:#fff; background: url(six_1.gif) no-repeat;}
#nav li:hover a.top_link span,
#nav a.top_link:hover span
{background:url(six_1.gif) no-repeat right top;}
#nav li:hover a.top_link span.down,
#nav a.top_link:hover span.down
{background:url(six_1a.gif) no-repeat right top; padding-bottom:3px;}

#nav table {border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; margin:0; position:absolute; left:0; top:0;}

#nav li:hover {position:relative; z-index:200;}
#nav a:hover {position:relative; white-space:normal; z-index:200;}

#nav :hover ul.sub
{left:1px; top:38px; background: #50b5d0; padding:3px; border:1px solid #0b4d97; white-space:nowrap; width:90px; height:auto; z-index:300;}
#nav :hover ul.sub li
{display:block; height:20px; position:relative; float:left; width:90px; font-weight:normal;}
#nav :hover ul.sub li a
{display:block; font-size:11px; height:18px; width:88px; line-height:18px; text-indent:5px; color:#000; text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #50b5d0;}
#nav li ul.sub li a.fly
{background:#50b5d0 url(arrow.gif) 80px 6px no-repeat;}
#nav :hover ul.sub li a:hover
{background:#3f96a9; color:#fff; border-color:#fff;}
#nav :hover ul.sub li a.fly:hover
{background:#3f96a9 url(arrow_over.gif) 80px 6px no-repeat; color:#fff;}

#nav li b {display:block; font-size:11px; height:18px; width:88px; line-height:18px; margin-bottom:3px; text-indent:6px; color:#ff6; border-bottom:1px solid #ff6; cursor:default;}

#nav a:hover a:hover ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover a:hover ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover a:hover a:hover ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover a:hover a:hover a:hover ul
{left:89px; top:-4px; background: #50b5d0; padding:3px; border:1px solid #0b4d97; white-space:nowrap; width:90px; z-index:400; height:auto;}

#nav ul,
#nav a:hover ul ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover ul ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover a:hover ul ul,
#nav a:hover a:hover a:hover a:hover ul ul
{position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:-9999px; width:0; height:0; margin:0; padding:0; list-style:none;}

#nav li:hover li:hover > ul
{left:90px; top:-4px; background: #50b5d0; padding:3px; border:1px solid #0b4d97; white-space:nowrap; width:90px; z-index:400; height:auto;}
#nav li:hover > ul ul
{position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:-9999px; width:0; height:0; margin:0; padding:0; list-style:none;}
#nav li:hover li:hover > a.fly
{background:#3f96a9 url(arrow_over.gif) 80px 6px no-repeat; color:#fff; border-color:#fff;}
#nav li:hover li:hover > li a.fly
{background:#50b5d0 url(arrow.gif) 80px 6px no-repeat; color:#000; border-color:#50b5d0;}

I will reiterate... I am stupid when it comes to this stuff. I uploaded the images that came with the download to my site and in the areas in parenthesis that had file names in it, I put a link to where the image was. Other than that... That is it. Obviously it is not working right. I'm not sure if I should be adding or doing something different in the custom header section. Please help!